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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS)
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... the resistance simply ... pulmonary edema ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... CA, small cell lung ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Spherocytosis, sickle ... • Pulmonary infarction ... Injury: • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
more than just simply ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause